Some Republicans claim they want to eradicate sexual misconduct from Washington. What will they say about the president’s retaliation against E. Jean Carroll?
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Congressional Republicans Could End Trump’s Madness
The Founders designed our democracy with a failsafe against would-be despots: impeachment.
Posted inLaw and Justice
In Kentucky, Impeachment Threatens Judicial Independence
The state’s legislature, echoing Trump, could oust a judge not for misconduct such as accepting a bribe, but for her opinions from the bench.
Posted inPolitics
The Worst President Ever
And why Trump’s ballroom will some day double as a community center for kids.
Posted inLaw and Justice
It’s Not Just a Constitutional Crisis in the Trump Era. It’s Constitutional Failure
The problem isn’t just the crisis of the administration defying the courts. It’s the failure of the legislative and judicial branches to check the president.
Posted inPolitics
Should Impeachment Votes Be Cast in Secret?
One year after Trump’s acquittal, Congress should create a secret ballot for impeachment votes.
Posted inMain, Political Animal, Politics
Impeachment, R.I.P.
Year by year, Congress has destroyed itself as a check on the executive—after the Senate conviction vote, there’s virtually nothing left.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Senators Did Not Hear Witnesses Against Trump. House Investigations Should.
There is still so much that we don’t know about the president’s actions in the lead-up to January 6.
Posted inPolitical Animal, Politics
Anatomy of an Insurrection
To convict Trump, the House Managers laid out a meticulous case. The defense team was left quoting Nancy Pelosi and Johnny Depp.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Why Impeaching a Former President Wouldn’t Have Surprised the Founders
What the British Parliament’s 1787 impeachment of a colonial governor tells us about whether the Senate can try Donald Trump.
